Hey, remember how WB and DC was woking on a TV series based on Lucifer, the Sandman spin-off comic about the king of hell quitting his job and hanging out on Earth? Well, Fox has officially ordered the series, so it's definitely coming! That's the good news. Here's the bad news... »2/19/15 11:30am 2/19/15 11:30am

We're looking forward to seeing Veronica Mars and Party Down creator Rob Thomas' take on zombie tropes with his upcoming TV series iZombie. And here's our first look at the leading lady as she gets ready to chow down on some brains. »5/15/14 11:40am 5/15/14 11:40am

A major favorite at io9 HQ, Vertigo's FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics will make the leap from page to screen courtesy of Warner Bros., naturally. It's about the titular government agency, which deals in quantum disasters in a world where physics can change just like the weather. »4/09/14 11:36am 4/09/14 11:36am

Yes, the second issue of Neil Gaiman's already fabulously-popular-despite-having-only-one-issue-out is finally here! Let's hope #3 manages to arrive in less than four months. Plus, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero hits the big #200, Marvel tries to Survive, and Image presents the superhero version of Galaxy Quest! »3/25/14 2:40pm 3/25/14 2:40pm

That's the premise of Rob Williams and Simon Coleby's new Vertigo comic Royals: Masters of War. In this alt-history, royal blood bestows superpowers, but these kings and queens have an agreement to never join their respective wars — that is, until World War II forces England's Prince Harry to take action. All that and… »2/11/14 2:20pm 2/11/14 2:20pm

iZombie was a wonderful and canceled-too-soon comic from Vertigo, about a secret zombie named Gwen who has to eat brains to keep from becoming a mindless monster, but gets their memories, and ends up having to solve their murders. And The CW has just ordered a pilot. »1/30/14 6:53am 1/30/14 6:53am

When The X-Files' Lone Gunmen receive a mysterious file warning them about supernatural phenomena that haven't happened yet, they begin investigating — and their first stop is a certain firehouse in New York City in IDW's new crossover Conspiracy. Plus, new Elfquest, the end of The Unwritten, and the worst high… »1/21/14 1:40pm 1/21/14 1:40pm

Many people have a moment of nervousness when hopping onto a moving escalator. They should feel more nervous when they're getting on a broken one. Climbing on broken escalators invokes a weird dizziness that's literally called the Broken Escalator Effect. »1/06/14 7:00pm 1/06/14 7:00pm

J. Michael Straczynski's first full-time job writing in TV was on the 1980s Twilight Zone reboot. Now his newest comic job is writing the Twilight Zone comic reboot. Wacky! Plus, dead kids solving crimes, a very unique vampire hunter and the Defenders of the Earth go steampunk in the last comics of 2013! »12/31/13 1:30pm 12/31/13 1:30pm

Looking forward to issue #2 of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: Overture prequel series? Well, good news — you're going to be looking forward to it for the next four months! DC announced the much-anticipated second issue has been pushed back from a December release to February 2014, for unknown reasons. »11/11/13 2:50pm 11/11/13 2:50pm

Chances are you didn't read Chris Roberson and Mike Allred's pop-horror Vertigo comic iZombie, as it was canceled after only 28 issues. It's a shame, because it was a great, fun, and a genuinely fresh take on horror tropes. But you might get another chance, as The CW is putting an iZombie show into development, to be… »11/08/13 9:19am 11/08/13 9:19am

Dream, Death, and the rest of the Endless are back in Neil Gaiman’s much-anticipated prequel to his classic Vertigo series in The Sandman: Overture #1. But if there’s one reason you need to read it, it’s for J.H. Williams III’s amazing art, which is perfectly suited to Gaiman’s tale. Plus Marvel gets ready for a… »10/29/13 4:20pm 10/29/13 4:20pm

You might think you’ve had a bad day, but Prosper Monday is having a bad life. Something called the blight has nearly killed off the human race, and monsters of myth and creature of legend stalk the Earth in Vertigo’s new fantasy series Hinterkind. Plus, Spider-Man has 99 problems (and a bitch may or may not be one of… »10/01/13 4:20pm 10/01/13 4:20pm

When Alan Moore wasn’t busy making Watchmen in the '80s, he was writing a screenplay for a twisted version of Beauty and the Beast titled Fashion Beast. This lost epic finally arrives as a graphic novel this week, along with Jeff Lemire’s new Vertigo series, the Dark Tower finale, a Robocop you never saw and more! »8/06/13 3:20pm 8/06/13 3:20pm

The New York Times revealed the cover and new title for Neil Gaiman's Sandman comic, now titled Overture, about the circumstances that led Dream to getting so easily captured in Sandman #1. It's also the spearhead for Vertigo's attempt to rebuild itself as DC's home for its most daring, artistic works. »7/01/13 7:15am 7/01/13 7:15am

DC just sent along the above picture of Fables' Bigby Wolf and The Unwritten's Tommy Taylor, getting ready for their upcoming comic crossover. If you're a fan of either of Vertigo's literary-minded series — both of which are completely fantastic — this picture should be enough to get you excited. If you're a fan of… »1/30/13 10:20am 1/30/13 10:20am

New Line Cinema has finally hired a new director for its long-gestating movie adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn's fabulous Vertigo comic Y: The Last Man. The bad news? The director has only professionally directed commercials. The good news? This particular commercial director is Dan Trachtenberg, who also made that… »1/10/13 6:40am 1/10/13 6:40am

If you've been reading Mike Carey's phenomenal Vertigo comic The Unwritten, then you know it's an illuminating look at humanity's relationship with fiction as told through Tom Taylor, a Harry Potter-esque character seemingly made flesh to combat the shadowy cabal that rules the world's story. Get into this comic by… »12/17/12 1:48pm 12/17/12 1:48pm